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COMCO approves transaction Sunrise | Liberty Global
According to COMCO, the transaction will not lead to the creation or strengthening of a dominant position in any of the markets analysed. Rather, COMCO expects the takeover to stimulate competition. Further details can be found in the COMCO press release.
Swiss Economics collaborated during the whole merger examination closely with Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Ltd. (MLL), who advised and represented Sunrise in this merger control proceeding from the outset. Swiss Economics was – inter alia – responsible for data handling, contributed to the economic analysis in all phases of the merger control proceeding and drafted several reports. Our team included Samuel Rutz, Michael Funk, Matthias Hafner and Tobias Binz. On the part of MLL, the team was led by Mario Strebel and included Fabian Koch, André Berne and Göktug Gürbüz. The close collaboration between Swiss Economics and MLL ensured optimal case management both from a legal and economic perspective.
A presentation by Christian Jaag.
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We welcome our two new Counsels Samuel Rutz und Olivier Buchs!
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The focus of Samuel Rutz will be on competition economics; Olivier Buchs will be active in our telecommunications team.
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More room in the main office in Zurich.
We have expanded our office in Zurich to Weinbergstrasse 102, situated at the tram station Ottikerstrasse just a few stations from Zurich's main station.
The new address:
Swiss Economics
Weinbergstrasse 102
CH-8006 Zurich
A presentation by Christian Jaag.
Christian Jaag gave a presentation on «Introducing Competition in the Passenger Railway Sector - Open Access and Competitive PSO Tendering» at a seminar of the Florence School of Regulation.
An analysis by Swiss Economics.
Swiss Economics has analyzed the unbundling need of Swiss gas network operators in a study that has been published by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy today.
A report for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service.
Swiss Economics has supported the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service in a study that explores the possibilities of Blockchain technology for the USPS and other postal operators.
Presented at the 24th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics.
At the 24th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics Christian Jaag gave a presentation on «The interdependencies between various types of mail items». The presented study finds that there are strong interdependencies between various types of mail. There is an opportunity for postal operators to actively manage their mailstream in order to maintain or increase the attractiveness of their communication channel.
A presentation by Christian Jaag.
Christian Jaag presented the paper «The mailstream as a platform» at the 9th bi-annual Postal Economics Conference on E-commerce, Digital Economy and Delivery Services.
Presented at the Mannheim Competition Policy Forum.
Christian Jaag presented a paper on «The more economic approach to predatory pricing» at the Mannheim Competition Policy Forum.
A presentation by Christian Jaag.
Christian Jaag gave a presentation on «Platforms and anti-competitive clauses» at the ENTraNCE for Executives Workshop on Antitrust Enforcement in Traditional v Online Platforms.
We welcome our two new Counsels Samuel Rutz und Olivier Buchs!
We extend a warm welcome to our two new Counsels Samuel Rutz and Olivier Buchs!
The focus of Samuel Rutz will be on competition economics; Olivier Buchs will be active in our telecommunications team.
A study for the Swiss electricity distribution system operators (DSV).
Swiss Economics has analyzed on behalf of the association of Swiss electricity distribution system operators (DSV) the effects of the EU electricity market opening and its implications for Switzerland. We opt for a sequential approach of first deciding the cornerstones of the Swiss energy strategy before opening the market further.
More room in the main office in Zurich.
We have expanded our office in Zurich to Weinbergstrasse 102, situated at the tram station Ottikerstrasse just a few stations from Zurich's main station.
The new address:
Swiss Economics
Weinbergstrasse 102
CH-8006 Zurich